Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A vs Wordfence Security

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A moved up one install band, 30K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 95	A · 95
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100	94/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	90/100 ✓	89/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.7★
Reviews	398	5,042 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	96/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	67.3K	1.6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3% ✓	1.2%
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with AWordfence Security

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.